eckart hahn

What inspires your work?My inspiration comes from my intuition. And my intuition is fed from a great openness to all kinds of things and phenomena of our world. I think that my childlike amazement is still very much alive. Also, I do not have many rules in my head in respect of any artistic canon. If I feel the need to address a subject, then I’ll do it. Do you have a trick you use if you’re having trouble with a painting?When I´m painting I always listen to audiobooks. But when I´m in trouble in my studio, usually it´s me – not the painting. I listen to the audio drama “The Green Mile” by Steven King. This is like a reset in my head. And if this isn´t working, I go cycling. There is a lot of symbolism in your work, what are you trying to convey to the viewer? I don´t try to convey anything. Painting to me is like writing a diary. You won´t solve the problems of the world, but you feel better afterwards. Do you feel pressure as a full-time artist to be creative all the time? I feel lucky that my working process needs a lot of time. When I´m working on a painting, I´m thinking about the next one – my creativity is more like a flowing river than a storm flood. Do you have any daily rituals? A set schedule or workflow? I have a very normal workday – like living in suburbia. I´m in my studio from 8 to 5. What have you learned during your art career that you wish you’d figured out a long time ago?The altitude of the step between where you are and where you want to be is always the same, no matter how successful you are.

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